[Hiring] Security Licensing Lead @Deep Fission

Role Description

Senior nuclear security professional to lead the security licensing strategy during DOE authorization of our first site, carry that strategy forward into NRC commercial licensing, and ultimately help scale it across future Deep Fission sites. This is not a standard single-site Facility Security Officer (FSO) role. The person we hire will help craft the regulatory security basis itself, working directly with our Licensing team and NRC and DOE staff to develop and demonstrate a security approach tailored to Deep Fission's underground, first-of-a-kind design while meeting applicable requirements.

As the program matures, this person will help scale that security approach across future Deep Fission sites. NRC security experience is the core qualification for this role. DOE experience is a strong plus but not required. Our licensing team will support an otherwise well-qualified NRC-focused security professional in coming up to speed on DOE requirements.

During the DOE authorization period, this individual will also hold the Facility Security Officer designation for our facility; this is a formal requirement tied to facility clearance, not the primary shape of the job.

This is a Lead-level individual-contributor role. There is no security team in place at hire; the person we bring on will build the licensing security basis and the program itself, in close coordination with Licensing, Engineering, Operations, IT, and, as the program grows, site-level security staff, without managing a reporting structure.

The person we hire will help define, not merely administer, the security basis for a reactor design with no direct precedent, then carry that program into operations as the accountable security lead and designated FSO and ultimately extend it across future Deep Fission sites.

Accountabilities and Essential Functions

• Serve as the security subject-matter lead across Deep Fission's parallel DOE (Other Transaction Agreement) authorization and NRC licensing tracks, including the anticipated 10 CFR Part 57 pathway.
• Work directly with NRC staff and Deep Fission's Licensing team to develop and demonstrate a security approach tailored to the design that meets applicable requirements.
• Interpret and apply NRC security requirements under 10 CFR Part 73 and, as applicable, evolving requirements associated with the proposed Part 57 framework.
• Engage with the licensing team on DOE requirements and map them to Deep Fission's design and operations.
• Develop the DOE-to-NRC security bridging analysis.
• Participate in development of licensing documents for the DOE Authorization and the NRC Application for operation of the Deep Fission facility.
• Lead security-informed design input for the first-of-a-kind underground configuration.
• Author or direct development of physical security and other security-basis documentation and supporting analyses.
• Provide security requirements as actionable tasks to Engineering, Operations, and IT.
• Ensure that security measures at Deep Fission facilities comply with DOE and NRC regulatory requirements throughout the licensing process.
• Serve as Deep Fission's designated Facility Security Officer for applicable facility-clearance and industrial-security requirements.
• Serve as the accountable security lead for development and maintenance of the NRC-regulated operational security program.
• Administer or coordinate applicable clearance and access authorization programs and personnel security.
• Maintain the security program's regulatory conformance and drive continuous improvement.
• Extend and adapt the security program and licensing basis built during the DOE authorization work across the fleet.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (4 years' directly relevant experience in lieu of degree).
• 5+ years of professional security experience in a nuclear, DOD, or DOE-regulated environment.
• At least 3 years working directly with NRC nuclear security regulations.
• Hands-on experience authoring or substantially revising at least one NRC-reviewed Physical Security Plan.
• Direct experience engaging with NRC staff in pre-application meetings, audits, or licensing reviews.

Requirements

• Prior FSO or equivalent individual-contributor security lead role at a nuclear facility.
• Experience with advanced-reactor, microreactor, or first-of-a-kind licensing security topics.
• Experience supporting pre-application or licensing engagement with NRC and/or DOE.
• Experience designing security programs intended to scale across multiple sites or a fleet.
• Industrial Security Professional (ISP) certification or equivalent security credentials.
• Thorough working knowledge of 10 CFR Part 73.
• Working knowledge of cyber security interfaces relevant to NRC-regulated nuclear facilities.
• General knowledge of NISPOM / 32 CFR Part 117 industrial security requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to translate regulatory security requirements into concrete design and program requirements.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Working proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Able to work independently as an individual contributor.
• Able to communicate clearly and credibly with government regulators, executives, and engineering stakeholders.

Benefits

• This role is remote-first, with regular milestone-driven travel to Parsons, KS.
• Travel frequency will vary and is expected to increase as the site progresses through DOE authorization, NRC licensing, and operational readiness.
• The role may require regular hours, with occasional overtime, particularly around DOE authorization and NRC licensing milestones.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be a U.S. person eligible to meet Department of Energy (DOE) Export Control requirements under 10 CFR 810.
• US Citizen; able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance or final U.S. TOP SECRET security clearance.
• Able to travel to Parsons, KS on a milestone-driven basis.

Physical Requirements

• Able to operate a personal computer, either desktop or laptop.
• Able to sit for extended periods of time.
• Able to exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or a minimal amount of force frequently.

Working Conditions

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the accountabilities and essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned, within your scope of responsibilities.

Our Commitment

Deep Fission is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who share our passion for advancing clean nuclear energy and creating a sustainable future.